Join to apply for the Consultant Addictions Psychologist role at Change Grow Live Norfolk.
Change Grow Live is a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users’ lives.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily. We offer support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
The Role
Our Consultant Addictions Psychiatrists provide leadership, expert advice and direction to the service to ensure that service users consistently receive high quality services that adhere to best practice guidelines and achieve high professional standards.
As part of our Senior Management Team, you will contribute to the overall performance of the service to ensure that contractual output targets are achieved. You will record and input client data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative and financial requirements.
Responsibilities
* Provide a clinical assessment, including relevant psychiatric and physical investigation and reviews, of a wide range of substance misusers presenting to the service.
* Operate within guidelines, policies and procedures relevant to the post.
* Conduct phlebotomy tests and support nursing team in ensuring that the maximum number of service users are tested for BBVs and vaccinated against Hepatitis A and B.
* Attend multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate.
* Participate in continuing professional development, annual appraisal and revalidation and join appropriate supervision and PDP groups for the role.
* Work in partnership with users and carers so that they are fully involved in and empowered to make decisions about their treatment and care.
* Remain up to date on professional developments as required by their professional body.
About You
* Medical Degree and completion of Basic Medical Training and Full GMC UK Registration with License to Practice.
* Good knowledge of addiction psychiatry and legislation relating to Mental Health.
* Understanding of the work of other agencies including non‑statutory services.
* Experience of working with substance misuse and mental health issues and a clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services.
* Capacity to work alone and keep calm under pressure.
Location
Norfolk wide
Contract
Permanent, full‑time, 37.5 hours per week. Salary range: £138,714.28 – £149,713.64.
Benefits
* 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additional days awarded for the first five years of service (30 days after five years).
* Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week, plus a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
* Contributory pension scheme.
* Wide selection of benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
* A friendly and supportive team.
* Protected monthly CPD.
* Refer a Friend Scheme.
Application
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
#J-18808-Ljbffr